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Which county elected Lajos Kossuth to the Hungarian Diet in 1847?
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Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth, lithograph, 1849.
In 1847, the county of Pest elected Lajos Kossuth to represent it in the Hungarian Diet. Upon his election, he assumed leadership of the "national opposition," advocating for a comprehensive program of political and social reform.1